I think Wikipedia actually has a decent article on progressive nationalism. It summarizes it as thus:
"Left-wing nationalism describes a form of nationalism officially based upon equality, popular sovereignty, and national self-determination. It has its origins in the Jacobinism of the French Revolution. Left-wing nationalism typically espouses anti-imperialism. It stands in contrast to right-wing nationalism, and has often rejected racist nationalism and fascism."
That seems like a pretty succinct and accurate definition of the form of nationalism we espouse, though I would include anti-capitalism as one of its defining characteristics.
Genuine nationalism is an emergent human property, but it has been suppressed for a variety of reasons
"Left-wing nationalism describes a form of nationalism officially based upon equality, popular sovereignty, and national self-determination. It has its origins in the Jacobinism of the French Revolution. Left-wing nationalism typically espouses anti-imperialism. It stands in contrast to right-wing nationalism, and has often rejected racist nationalism and fascism."
That seems like a pretty succinct and accurate definition of the form of nationalism we espouse, though I would include anti-capitalism as one of its defining characteristics.
Genuine nationalism is an emergent human property, but it has been suppressed for a variety of reasons